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ORDAINS Synonyms

There are 18 synonyms of the word ordains. (exact relations)
There are 4 hypernyms of the word ordains. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for ORDAINS

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appoints
verbv
verb

• create and charge with a task or function

• assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to

• furnish

authorizes
verbv
verb

• grant authorization or clearance for

• give or delegate power or authority to

commands
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

• a military unit or region under the control of a single officer

• the power or authority to command

• availability for use

• a position of highest authority

• great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity

• (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

verb

• be in command of

• make someone do something

• demand as one's due

• look down on

• exercise authoritative control or power over

decrees
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

verb

• issue a decree

• decide with authority

dictates
verbv
noun

• an authoritative rule

• a guiding principle

verb

• issue commands or orders for

• say out loud for the purpose of recording

• rule as a dictator

directs
verbv
adjective

• direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short

• straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action

• in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child

• moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth

• similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity

• (of a current) flowing in one direction only

adverb

• without deviation

adjective satellite

• having no intervening persons, agents, conditions

• being an immediate result or consequence

• in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker

• lacking compromising or mitigating elements

verb

• command with authority

• intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

• guide the actors in (plays and films)

• govern or manage

• take somebody somewhere

• cause to go somewhere

• point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

• lead, as in the performance of a composition

• give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction

• specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

• direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

• put an address on (an envelope)

• plan and direct (a complex undertaking)

establishes
verbv
verb

• set up or found

• set up or lay the groundwork for

• establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment

• institute, enact, or establish

• bring about

• place

• build or establish something abstract

• use as a basis for; found on

institutes
nounn
noun

• an association organized to promote art or science or education

verb

• set up or lay the groundwork for

• advance or set forth in court

legislates
verbv
verb

• make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation

mandates
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a document giving an official instruction or command

• a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves

• the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory

verb

• assign under a mandate

• make mandatory

• assign authority to

prescribes
verbv
verb

• issue commands or orders for

• recommend as beneficial

• (medicine) order the use of (a treatment, medicine, etc.), usually by written prescription

ratifies
verbv
verb

• approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation

sanctions
verb, nounv, n
noun

• formal and explicit approval

• a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards

• official permission or approval

• the act of final authorization

verb

• give sanction to

• give authority or permission to

• give religious sanction to, such as through an oath

consecrate
verbv
adjective

• solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose

verb

• appoint to a clerical posts

• give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

• dedicate to a deity by a vow

• render holy by means of religious rites

enact
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• order by virtue of superior authority; decree

• act out; represent or perform as if in a play

order
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

• (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy

• a degree in a continuum of size or quantity

• established customary state (especially of society)

• logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements

• a condition of regular or proper arrangement

• a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

• a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities

• a formal association of people with similar interests

• a body of rules followed by an assembly

• a group of person living under a religious rule

• (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families

• a request for something to be made, supplied, or served

• (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans

• the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement

verb

• give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

• make a request for something

• issue commands or orders for

• bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

• bring order to or into

• place in a certain order

• appoint to a clerical posts

• arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events

• assign a rank or rating to

ordinate
verbv
noun

• the value of a coordinate on the vertical axis

verb

• appoint to a clerical posts

• bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation

foresay
verbv
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Best Hypernyms For ORDAINS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for ordains, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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